Justin Jefferson stats
VikingsWide Receiver · #18
Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsJun 16, 1999
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Saint Rose, LA
- Draft
- 2020Rd 1, Pk 22
- College
- LSU
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2022
Bio
- Age
- 27 yearsJun 16, 1999
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Saint Rose, LA
- Draft
- 2020Rd 1, Pk 22
- College
- LSU
- Offensive Player of the Year
- 2022
Stats
Totals
Vikings- GP
- 2
- REC
- 11
- TGTS
- 15
- YDS
- 147
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 39
- FD
- 7
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (REC, TGTS, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 30+ TGTS; AVG: 4+ games, 30+ REC) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 96
- REC
- 590
- TGTS
- 886
- YDS
- 8,627
- AVG
- 14.6
- TD
- 44
- LNG
- 97
- FD
- 380
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 12
- TGTS
- 17
- YDS
- 105
- AVG
- 8.8
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 22
- FD
- 5
Per game
- GP
- 2
- REC
- 5.5
- TGTS
- 7.5
- YDS
- 73.5
- AVG
- 13.4
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 39
- FD
- 3.5
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG · FD
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 96
- REC
- 6.1
- TGTS
- 9.2
- YDS
- 89.9
- AVG
- 14.6
- TD
- 0.5
- LNG
- 97
- FD
- 4.0
Latest performance
Justin Jefferson
Sep 20 · @ CHI · W 9-3
- REC
- 3
- TGTS
- 6
- YDS
- 55
- AVG
- 18.3
- TD
- 0
- LNG
- 30
Games
All gamesNext
at TBSun, Sep 27
vs TB since 2023
- 1
- GP
- 9
- REC
- 150
- YDS
- 0
- TD
| Date | Opponent | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at CHIW 9-3 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs GBW 39-22 | 8 | 92 | 2 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vsGBW 16-3 | 8 | 101 | 0 |
| Thu, Dec 25 | vs DETW 23-10 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | at NYGW 16-13 | 6 | 85 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 14 | at DALW 34-26 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
What are Justin Jefferson's career stats?
Justin Jefferson has played 7 seasons for the Vikings. He has 590 receptions for 8,627 yards and 44 receiving touchdowns. His best season so far is 2022: 128 receptions, 1,809 receiving yards and 8 receiving touchdowns.
Best single games
- Rushing Yards: 11 @ BAL on Nov 7, 2021, L 34-31 OT
- Rushing Touchdowns: 1 @ NO on Oct 2, 2022, W 28-25
- Receptions: 12 vs NYG on Dec 24, 2022, W 27-24
- Receiving Yards: 223 @ DET on Dec 11, 2022, L 34-23
- Receiving Touchdowns: 2 vs CAR on Nov 29, 2020, W 28-27
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2020 to 2026
Justin Jefferson led the NFL in receptions (2022) and receiving yards (2021, 2022); finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 73rd in receiving yards (8,627)
- 97th in receptions (590)
Among the 3,371 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Receptions: 2021 (3rd), 2022 (1st), 2024 (5th)
- Receiving Yards: 2020 (3rd), 2021 (1st), 2022 (1st), 2024 (2nd)
- Receiving Touchdowns: 2021 (5th), 2022 (10th), 2024 (5th)
Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Justin Jefferson
Playoff games
Justin Jefferson played 2 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 0 won, 2 lost.
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  LAR | L 27-9 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYG | L 31-24 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Justin Jefferson against each club
- vs Detroit Lions (10)
- vs Green Bay Packers (10)
- vs Chicago Bears (9)
- vs New York Giants (4)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (3)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (3)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (3)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (3)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (3)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (3)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (3)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (2)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (2)
- vs Carolina Panthers (2)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (2)
- vs New York Jets (2)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (2)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (2)
- vs Washington Commanders (2)
- vs Buffalo Bills (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (1)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (1)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (1)
- vs Miami Dolphins (1)
- vs New England Patriots (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
- vs Tennessee Titans (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Justin Jefferson among NFL players at the same position.
- Julio JonesAlike in Yards per catch, Targets, Receiving Yards70out of 100 on profile similarity
- CeeDee LambDALAlike in Receiving Touchdowns, Receptions, Targets69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Puka NacuaLARAlike in Targets, Receiving Yards, Receiving Touchdowns67out of 100 on profile similarity
- Antonio BrownAlike in Receptions, Targets, Receiving Yards65out of 100 on profile similarity
- Tyreek HillAlike in Yards per catch, Receptions, Targets59out of 100 on profile similarity
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